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Heading west is a surefire way to learn about times past when pioneers, bushrangers, and swagmen freely roamed the land

Come a waltzing following in the tracks of A.B. (Banjo) Paterson through classic Waltzing Matilda country where little has changed

Are you a sucker for history? How about monsters? Big things? Join Scott in the Central West of NSW to see what lies below the surface.

If you’re into history and are keen to immerse yourself in vast wilderness, why not follow in the footsteps of European settlers.

Camper recounts the navigational hell the Great Barrier Reef put Captain Cook’s Endeavour through. Perhaps he would’ve been better off hitching up and taking the land-based route!

Australia’s past is full of stories that, in our day to day living, we forget ever happened. The Moons introduce a few museums in which these former times are still vividly alive.

After covering thousands of kilometres and exploring some remote corners of our country, the trek to retrace Burke and Wills original route comes to an epic end.

Dwellingup WA

Strahan, Tasmania

Camper catches up with Australian Off Road (AOR), Complete Campsite and Rhinomax to answer all of your questions about the manufacturing, history and future of hybrids.

Australia's relationship with space goes back a lot further than most think — and some of the marks are still visible today

Mobile sand has taken charge of a major chunk of the Australian continent over the past 30,000 years

David Cook recounts how a desire to get in touch with his wife’s colourful family history led the pair into the outback for the first time

How did the oddball trees of the Aussie outback wind up where they are? It’s not just a matter of curiosity. The answers could reveal secrets from our nation’s past.

There’s no way Britain sent convicts to Australia to reduce overpopulation. A darker, more sinister motivation lies behind the historical move.

157 years after the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition set off, Scott and Kath Heiman are retracing the steps of the explorers - albeit with a few more luxuries and provisions than on the original journey.

Cunnamulla Qld

The History of the Pajero

Sea monsters are the stuff of legend, but some forms of them existed on Australia millennia ago

Kath gives us an insight into the discussions from her backseat driver regarding life, the universe and everything while touring regional Australia.

Slicing deep into the mountains of north-east Victoria is the Buckland Valley, there’s enough to keep you entertained for days or even weeks.

Remnants of cattle droves and bushmen still linger in the Victorian High Country. Here we explore the history.

Camper Tips you off on the long, fabled history of the Cape York Peninsula.

Beltana, in the Northern Flinders Ranges, still resonates with Australian history and memories of a way of life from long ago.

A spooky, unexplained phenomenon changed the way Robert Norman viewed the ancient Aboriginal sites of Mutawintji National Park.

Pink Roadhouse, SA

Travel: Lightning Ridge, NSW

Magic places where the stars touch the Earth

When nuclear tests took place nearly 70 years ago, the program was shrouded with secrecy. Today Maralinga shares its story.

Far from macabre, a road trip to have a Poke around in cemeteries situated in remote locales yields a lesson in australian history

The starvation of Burke and Wills at Cooper Creek is a tragic but pivotal Australian story. Is it fair to expect everyone to know it?

Camper ventures into the lesser known Mt Baw Baw region of the Victorian High Country, in pursuit of golden content and pursued at every step by gold mining history.

We take a look at Australia’s long-term geological trajectory, from a partly submerged continent, to one big snowball, to the mineral-rich continent of today.

Australia is a hotbed for prehistoric research, with teams still finding fossilised specimens in areas across Northern NSW and SA, right through to central and northern Queensland.

Australia's atomic bomb legacy

Roma Travel

When Sir David Attenborough describes something as one of the world’s best, you know it’s worth checking out

Exploring Victoria’s largest National Park is always memorable, but this time it was different for our Editor-at-Large Glenn.

We go behind the scenes at Cub Campers to better understand how a camper goes from concept to reality

We recently addressed the issue of the dying (or dead) Darling River and how it related to cotton farming. Now, we take a look at the broader issue of competition for water in all of our rivers, most especially those in the south-east.

After 50 years in the business, Cub continue to grow, with new management, marketing and manufacturing propelling them towards 1,000 campers a year.

Burke and Wills Expedition

Visiting one of Australia's many cemeteries is a great way of getting an insight into our rich and intriguing history and the lives of lost ancestors and communities.

Tasman National Park, Tasmania